Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 4 min5:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 22 min8:28 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 81°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 17°F, lows -3°F18 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month June43 in of snow a year, on about 25 days11 days above 90°F, 191 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Drake 9 Ne station, 8 mi away; snow from Rugby
Nearby landmarksBattema Lakelake · 3.4 miStony Lakelake · 4.5 miBald Buttepeak · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRound Lake Townshipstate recreation area · 5.5 mi · 160 acresBalta Damstate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 105 acresBuffalo Lakestate recreation area · 12.2 mi · 813 acresHeffner Lakestate recreation area · 16.8 mi · 277 acresPierce County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 21.9 mi · 1,052 acresSouris Purchase Unitnational forest · 22.6 mi · 105 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPierce County, ND, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025289 of 364 days measured63 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 283main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ward County, ND, 64 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Rugbyserves 2,876 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,559 ft475 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHeart of America Medical Center20.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMinot International Airport MOT53 miUS highwayUS 5214 miAmtrakRugby, ND RUG21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58359 ZIP area.
